Barta, it was Bronthion, who gave in to persistant questions from German gamers about what all those ropes were doing in this game and what the special upgrade was about - a kind Larian soul <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> (IIRC in Oct. 2002) - and then it was passed on to the English Forum <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
Kiya
And the first German then found out that the teleporter there was not working, therefore the pyramid solution.
The gold sum was the <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> release year: 2002
